Whether Xiahou Huai Gui is a skeleton or a zombie, as long as he becomes the head of the Xiahou Family, then Xu Xingguang will be able to call the shots in Yujiang City.

Unlike You Mingyue’s anxious reaction, You Jingqiu found it amusing after hearing what she said. "Silly girl, you’re overthinking. Don’t you know the kind of aggrieved life Zhang Zhiyi has been living since she married Xiahou Shang?"

"Young Master Xiahou is the apple of the old man’s and old lady’s eyes, they dote on him immensely. Would they accept a girl from an ordinary family as their daughter-in-law? Even if Mo Yinshu were still alive, Xu Xingguang’s little background would find it hard to marry Young Master Xiahou, let alone now. You’re worrying for nothing."

Hearing You Jingqiu say this, You Mingyue also felt that she was being overly worried.

Over there, after hanging up You Jingqiu’s call, Xu Zeqing immediately called Xu Xingguang.

Xu Xingguang was listening to music while taking a bath when she received Xu Zeqing’s call, and a cold gleam quickly flashed in her eyes.

"Xingguang, did you buy a second-hand piano? I heard from your Aunt You that the piano was delivered to the wrong address, it was sent to our home. Can you see if you can come home tomorrow and move the piano?"

Feeling that this arrangement was not quite appropriate, Xu Zeqing added, "Never mind, I’ll find a truck to send it over to you instead."

"It’s not necessary, I’ll get it myself and bring over my mom’s books and some of my old things too."

"That works too."

There wasn’t much to talk about between father and daughter. Xu Zeqing was about to hang up when he suddenly heard Xu Xingguang asking, "Dad, aren’t you in Yujiang City?"

Thinking that Xu Xingguang was concerned about him, Xu Zeqing smiled and told her, "I’m on a business trip." But he didn’t say he had gone to West Continent City, afraid Xu Xingguang would become suspicious.

Giving a perfunctory response, Xu Xingguang then hung up the phone.

After hanging up, Xu Xingguang called Zhang Zhiyi and asked her, "Senior Sister, are your people still watching Xu Zeqing recently? Where is he now?"

Zhang Zhiyi said, "He went to West Continent City; he can’t wait to see the land Jiang Heng promised him. He probably still doesn’t know that you’ve met Jiang Heng and even gave him a beating."

Zhang Zhiyi’s tone held a hint of schadenfreude.

If Xu Zeqing knew that the duck in his mouth was about to fly away, he would probably be furious.

Xu Xingguang lifted a glass of white wine from the stool and took a sip, suddenly saying, "Senior Sister, my dad may be old, but he still looks quite decent. I hear there are many beauties in West Continent. Do you think, with my dad’s looks, he’s likely to have a romantic encounter?"

Zhang Zhiyi was stunned for a moment.

Once she understood what Xu Xingguang meant, she took a deep breath and couldn’t help but praise, "Xingguang, this move of yours is really ruthless!"

"You Jingqiu once used her youth and charm to seduce Xu Zeqing; now you’re finding someone even younger and more beautiful to seduce Xu Zeqing. What’s this called? This is called fighting fire with fire. Brilliant, truly brilliant!"

Xu Xingguang smiled with her eyes bending into crescents, "I’m just being filial to him."

There is probably no more dutiful daughter in the world than her.

West Continent City is an international metropolis, more prosperous and glamorous than Yujiang City, a true city that never sleeps. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

This time, Xu Zeqing came by plane, and upon arriving in West Continent City, he rented a driver and a luxury car.

About to make a comeback, Xu Zeqing wouldn’t be stingy about this expense.

After checking the land, Xu Zeqing was extremely satisfied.

This time, Jiang Heng was quite straightforward. Although the land he gave was far from the bustling center of West Continent City, it was in another small town. But the town had already been planned out by the Alliance Government to build an international wildlife zoo.

The land he received was right next to the wildlife zoo.

He could build hotels and restaurants on that land, and there would be no shortage of business then.

The more Xu Zeqing thought about it, the more satisfied he became.

At night, the traffic in West Continent City was bumper-to-bumper, and the car was stuck in a business district for more than half an hour, moving only a little over two hundred meters.

Realizing that he hadn’t bought a gift for You Jingqiu during this trip, Xu Zeqing decided to get out of the car to stretch his legs and pick up some things.

"Driver, you can go back first. The hotel isn’t far from here; I’ll walk back myself."

"Alright, Mr. Xu, take care."

Getting out of the car, Xu Zeqing stood in front of the shopping plaza, smoked a cigarette, and then turned to enter the mall.

After walking around for a while, he bought a pair of jade earrings for You Jingqiu, a bracelet for You Mingyue, and a tie clip for You Jiaoyang.

Passing by a store selling bags, Xu Zeqing caught sight of a black gold-chain bag behind the glass cabinet, and an image of Xu Xingguang carrying it immediately appeared in his mind.

He went in, inquired about the price of the bag, and upon learning that such a small bag cost over 30,000 yuan, he decided not to buy it.

It’s not that he couldn’t afford it, but the gifts he bought for You Mingyue and You Jingqiu together didn’t even total 20,000 yuan. If he bought a bag for Xu Xingguang for more than 30,000 yuan, there would definitely be family drama.

In the end, Xu Zeqing bought a crystal hairpin for Xu Xingguang, spending 1,400 yuan.

Carrying shopping bags and walking through the business district back to the five-star hotel he was staying at, he had just walked to the small plaza behind the hotel building when he heard a woman’s pleading cries coming from the stairwell at the plaza exit.

"Brother Su, Brother Su, please be kind, give me a few more days, okay? I will find a way to get the money. As soon as I have it, I’ll pay you back first thing!"

"Goddamnit, woman, I gave you two extra months because I knew it’s hard to be a college student from a prestigious school. You said you’d get the money last month, but you haven’t saved enough until now. You ask for my kindness, who the hell is kind to me!"

Hearing the commotion, Xu Zeqing frowned and walked down the stairs. Looking up, he saw a woman in her early twenties kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to the man in front of her in the dim setting.

The man was tall and burly, with a square face and a thick, coarse beard, clearly a professional debt-collector type.

The man yanked the woman’s hair up and said, "You know the rules; if you can’t pay up, it’s either cutting off your hands and feet or providing compensation with your body!"

Upon hearing this, the woman broke down and cried, "Brother Su, please don’t cut off my hands; I’m still in school. How will I study without my hands? My mom is still in the hospital, and I still have to take care of her. Brother Su, please be kind, give me a few more days?"

Brother Su spat on the ground and said ruthlessly, "I may be kind, but my employer isn’t. If you don’t want to lose your hands and feet, then come with me to the nightclub!"

With that, Brother Su grabbed her hair and started dragging her away.

The girl’s hair was pulled up, forcing her to raise her head, revealing a delicate and pitiful young face.

Looking at her face, Xu Zeqing was for a moment struck by a sensation as if he had traveled back in time to his high school days and was seeing the school belle he once had a crush on.

During high school, Xu Zeqing had a secret crush on the school’s belle, but since Xu Qingnian was the principal of that school, he was not allowed to date, and the crush ended prematurely.

When he got to university, Xu Zeqing met You Jingqiu, who was skilled at captivating a man’s heart, and he was toyed with by her completely.

Now, older age had calmed him down.

Reflecting on being manipulated by You Jingqiu in his youth felt humiliating.

Later, when Xu Zeqing saw the high school belle again, she had already gotten married and had kids, only to be abandoned by her unfaithful husband.

And the once lovely and sympathetic school belle had become a matron worn by time.

But at this moment, seeing the young girl crying and begging the burly man, a strong protective urge surged in Xu Zeqing’s heart.

He wanted to protect her!

To let her finish college peacefully and have a splendid future, different from the school belle!

"How much does she owe you?" Xu Zeqing stepped into the shadows, ready to stop this brutality.